- When do you leave?
May 2006
- How long do you plan to be away?
6-12 Months
- How much have you saved?
none yet
- How old are you?
29
- Nationality
USA
- Where do you live now?
new york, USA
- Occupation
marine biologist
- Is this job one that you actually like, or are you only doing it to pay for the trip?
It's my career
- Have you traveled around the world before?
No
- What is the route you plan to take/places you plan to visit?
I would like to see the following: Italy France Germany (June World Cup Soccer) Amsterdam Japan China AUstralia New Zealand
- Why did you decide to take this trip? What got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go?
I would like to take a break from working. I went to college, grad school and then work.
- What is your biggest fear about this trip?
I don't have a travel buddy to have adventures with. I will get hurt.
- Are your family, friends, co-workers, etc., supportive of you? What is their opinion of your going around the world?
Everyone is supportive
- How much planning and preparing have you done?
Just Enough
- What are you packing? What do you consider your most indispensable item(s)?
Camera, sweater, fleece, jeans, good walking shoes, windbreaker, IPOD
- How do you think your round-the-world trip will change your life? How do you think it will affect and change you as a person?
I think it will satisfy my need for always wanting to see other cultures. I feel like I can't settle until I experience travelling around the world. I think this would be the one thing I would regret not doing.
- If you had to sum up your thoughts/feelings about your round-the-world trip in one sentence, what would it be?
I feel like I am sitting on top of the biggest roller coaster waiting for it to go.